By combining two fundamentally different microscopy techniques, researchers can now measure the optical properties of a ...

UCSF scientists discover that the spindle, the structure that divides chromosomes equally during mitosis, actually gets stronger when it is stretched.

A light has emerged at the end of the tunnel in the long pursuit of developing quantum computers, which are expected to ...

A new way of capturing light from atoms could finally unlock ultra-powerful, million-qubit quantum computers. After decades of effort, researchers may finally be closing in on a practical path toward ...

Junior-Professor Daqing Wang from the University of Bonn has received a Proof of Concept Grant from the European Research ...

Artificial light from cities extends the allergy season by disrupting plants’ natural timing, increasing pollen exposure for city residents.

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic disease that affects an increasing number of children and adults. The skin is dry and ...

A burst of invisible light can do more than illuminate a surface. In a new study, Michigan State University researchers used ...

What do Thomas Edison and 2010 Nobel Prize in physics winners Konstantin Novoselov and Andre Geim have in common? According ...